Experts: COP30
The 30th annual Conference of Parties (COP30) is underway in Belem, Brazil, bringing together diplomats, scientists and stakeholders from around the world to discuss the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meeting continues until Nov. 21.
National delegations, with the notable exception of the United States, are attempting to reach an agreement on how to continue to address climate change at the planetary level.
Experts from McGill University are available to comment:
Peter Douglas, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, can talk about greenhouse gas emissions, especially methane.
peter.douglas [at] mcgill.ca (English)
Robert Fajber, Assistant Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, is part of the task force on climate model simulations for the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report: CMIP7. He can discuss how IPCC climate projections and climate models work, as well as changes in weather patterns, extreme weather and the water cycle in relation to climate change.
robert.fajber [at] mcgill.ca (English)
Natalya Gomez, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Canada Research Chair in Ice Sheet - Sea Level Interactions, specializes in climate science, the impacts of climate change, polar climate change and global sea level rise. She can speak to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, inequities of climate impacts, Arctic change, tipping points, planetary boundaries and overshoots, as well as climate action as individuals and collectively, and our responsibility to take care of future generations.
natalya.gomez [at] mcgill.ca (English)
Catherine Potvin, Emeritus Professor, Department of Biology, can speak to the impact of climate change on forests, mitigation pathways in Canada and climate international negotiations.
catherine.potvin [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Sonja Solomun, Assistant Professor (Research), Max Bell School of Public Policy and Deputy Director, Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, can discuss climate information integrity, climate policy, technology and climate, and, especially, climate disinformation.
sonja.solomun [at] mcgill.ca (English)
